New Zealand has detected the first H5N1 bird flu infection in a native bird, days after the country recorded its first case of the disease. New Zealand reports first H5N1 bird flu case The deadly virus was detected in a brown skua seabird near Wellington. A swamp harrier hawk, known locally as a kahu and…
A retired South Australian teacher says some educators are inflating the grades of year 12 students, which she says is making the marks “unfair”. But the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) Board, which ensures teachers give out the correct marks, says there is no evidence of the system being exploited. The Independent Education Union…
Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Chaturvedi urges Centre to ‘ease out’ education minister (Image source: PTI on right, ANI on left) NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi on Friday urged the Centre to remove the Union education minister, saying it was the “right thing” for the government to do and that students deserved credit for…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the nationwide release of the animated film Mahaprabhu Jagannath on or after July 28, after the conclusion of Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra festivities.A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and R Mahadevan noted that the film is based on a web series that has already been released on…
A NSW woman has been arrested in Victoria’s north-east today as part of an investigation into who helped Dezi Freeman remain out-of-sight after the fatal shooting of two police officers in Porepunkah. In a short statement released this afternoon, Victoria Police confirmed the arrest as part of a wider probe into the movements of the…
A man will face court after he was found driving a homemade car in the Riverland. According to South Australian Police, the car was made from the motor of a gopher mobility scooter and the body of a child’s ride-in car. The man had been disqualified from driving when he was caught driving the homemade…
Despite winning two presidential elections, Donald Trump is still obsessed with the one he lost. Using a prime-time address to the nation to repeat long-debunked claims about his 2020 election defeat is a desperate and unusual move. Usually these kinds of addresses are reserved for big moments of urgent national consequence, like war or emergencies….
Bhim Army chief attacks UP govt over proposed bulldozer action at Jauhar University (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Bhim Army chief and Nagina MP Chandra Shekhar Azad on Friday criticised the Uttar Pradesh government over the proposed demolition action against Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur, alleging that the move reflected “communal politics” and violated the…
Marine researchers are celebrating after a juvenile southern right whale made its way back into the ocean after being stranded in the Peel-Harvey Estuary for more than two weeks. The endangered whale measured 10.6 metres long and about 1.8 metres deep, making it difficult to swim through the estuary’s shallow waters. Locals kept a close…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Pawan Khera on Friday met activist Sonam Wangchuk and other protesters at Jantar Mantar as their indefinite hunger strike over alleged irregularities in the education system and the NEET paper leak entered its 20th day.Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Khera expressed concern over Wangchuk’s deteriorating health and said the Centre…